Family Cirrhitidae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Cirrhitiformes - Cirrhitidae
Parent taxon: Cirrhitiformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Casier 1966, Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Cheilodactylidae
Subtaxa: Cirrhitus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Marshall Islands (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence